Ecdysis Moderate

Ecdysis has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions

Noun

periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles

molt molting moult moulting ecdysis

The shedding of an outer layer of skin in snakes and certain other animals; moulting

See Also

ecdysiotropic ecdyses ecdysterone ecdysone hemianamorphic ecdysiast moulting ecdysed

Related Terms

ecdysiotropic ecdyses ecdysterone ecdysone hemianamorphic ecdysiast moulting ecdysed sloughing ecdysial callow crustacean shedding brille exoskeleton insect skin

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

shedding

Rhyming Words

sis asis ssis osis csis psis isis apsis iasis mysis oasis arsis ensis assis basis lysis tasis sepsis miosis deesis

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